"playing the love interest of Alda's character Hawkeye Pierce. She played lawyer Amanda Bonner in television's ""Adam's Rib"", also opposite Ken Howard as Adam Bonner. She played Zelda Fitzgerald in ""F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles'"" (1974). She was the eponymous heroine in the film ""Lovin' Molly"" (1974) (directed by Sidney Lumet). She appeared in ""Futureworld"", playing Tracy Ballard with co-star Peter Fonda (1976). In the 1982 TV movie ""Inside the Third Reich"", she played the wife of Albert Speer. In the film version of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical play ""Brighton Beach Memoirs"" (1986), she portrayed a middle-aged"
"Adam's Rib Adam's Rib is a 1949 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. Judy Holliday co-stars as the third lead in her second credited movie role. The music was composed by Miklós Rózsa, except for the song ""Farewell, Amanda"", which was written by Cole Porter. The film was well received upon its release and is considered a classic romantic comedy, being nominated for both AFI's 100 Movies and Passions lists,"
"Adam's Rib (TV series) Adam's Rib is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from September 14 to December 28, 1973. Thirteen episodes were produced by MGM Television. The series was a TV adaptation of the 1949 MGM motion picture of the same name. Adam Bonner was a young assistant DA while his wife, Amanda Bonner, was a junior partner in a law firm. Their jobs often put them in conflict within the courtroom and, by extension, at home due to Amanda's crusade for women's rights. ""Adam's Rib"" aired opposite ""The Brian Keith Show"" on NBC and the ""CBS Friday Night"
"Several of Tracy's films, particularly his comedies, are regarded as classics of American cinema. He starred in four of the titles on the American Film Institute's list of ""100 Years ... 100 Laughs"": ""Adam's Rib"", ""It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"", ""Father of the Bride"" and ""Woman of the Year"". ""Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"" was included on AFI's list of the 100 greatest American movies, while ""Captains Courageous"" was featured on their list of America's most inspiring movies. Tracy was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor, a category record he holds with Laurence Olivier. He was"
"review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, ""Adam's Rib"" has a ""Fresh"" score of 100% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10; the consensus for the film says: ""Matched by Garson Kanin's witty, sophisticated screenplay, George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, and Hepburn are all in top form in the classic comedy Adam's Rib."" Ruth Gordon (later of ""Rosemary's Baby"" and ""Harold and Maude"" fame) and Garson Kanin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay in 1951. In 1992, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress"
"Abigail Spencer Abigail Leigh Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress. Spencer began her career playing Rebecca Tyree on the ABC daytime television soap opera ""All My Children"" (1999–2001), before going on to star in the Lifetime crime drama series ""Angela's Eyes"" (2006). She also had recurring roles on ""Mad Men"" (2009), ""Hawthorne"" (2010), and ""Suits"" (2011–2018). From 2013 to 2016, Spencer starred as Amantha Holden in the acclaimed SundanceTV drama series ""Rectify"", for which she received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award. From 2016 to 2018, Spencer starred as history professor Lucy Preston in the"
"in the film ""Adam's Rib"" (1949), lifting actor Spencer Tracy up in the air; as a nefarious masseuse-conspirator in the noirish ""Cry of the City"" (1948); and as a mail-order bride in ""Westward the Women"" (1952). Her most famous character, however, was the sadistic prison matron Evelyn Harper in ""Caged"" (1950), a role that garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. On television, Emerson guest-starred in ""Housekeeper"", the final episode of the series ""It's a Great Life"". In that episode she portrays a bossy housekeeper who temporarily takes charge while Amy Morgan, played by Frances Bavier, is"
"left the role for personal reasons. Kanin then selected Holliday, two decades Arthur's junior, as her replacement. In his book ""Tracy and Hepburn"" (1971), Kanin mentions that when Columbia bought the rights to the film ""Born Yesterday,"" studio boss Harry Cohn would not consider casting the Hollywood-unknown. Kanin, along with George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Hepburn conspired to promote Holliday by offering her a key part in the film ""Adam's Rib"" (1949). She received rave reviews for her performance in ""Born Yesterday"" on Broadway, and Cohn offered her the chance to repeat her role for the film version, but"
"of two others Tracy died of AIDS-related complications in 1986, after which Arngrim became involved in AIDS activism. His ashes were scattered under the Hollywood Sign in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, under the letter ""D"". Steve Tracy Steve Tracy (October 3, 1952 – November 27, 1986) was an American film and television actor. Tracy is best known for his role on ""Little House on the Prairie"" as Percival Dalton. He was born as Steven Crumrine into an Irish-German family. He attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and the Theatre Department at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles,"
"seriocomic meditation on the couple relationship to George Cukor's ""Adam's Rib"" (1949), starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Since its release, other romantic comedies have inspired comparison. ""When Harry Met Sally..."" (1989), ""Chasing Amy"" (1997), ""Burning Annie"" (2007), ""500 Days of Summer"" (2009) and Allen's 2003 film, ""Anything Else"", are among them, while film director Rian Johnson said in an interview for the book, ""The Film That Changed My Life"", that ""Annie Hall"" inspired him to become a film director. Karen Gillan stated that she watched ""Annie Hall"" as part of her research for her lead role in ""Not Another"
"Emerson Treacy Emerson Treacy (September 17, 1900 – January 10, 1967) was a film, Broadway, and radio actor. Treacy was teamed with comedienne Gay Seabrook to form the double-act Treacy and Seabrook. The team was very successful on radio and in theater during the early 1930s, with routines similar to those of real husband-and-wife team Burns and Allen. Modern audiences will remember Treacy as the flustered father of Spanky McFarland in the ""Our Gang"" short films ""Bedtime Worries"" and ""Wild Poses"". Treacy played in dozens of other feature films, including small roles in ""Adam's Rib"" and ""The Wrong Man"", as"
"was awarded a second Tony for Best Actor (Dramatic) for ""The Teahouse of the August Moon"" and was nominated as Best Actor (Musical) for ""The Happy Time"". He originated the role of Ensign Pulver in the classic stage comedy ""Mister Roberts"" and also appeared in ""Say, Darling"", ""After the Fall"", and ""Incident at Vichy"". In films, Wayne most often was cast as a supporting player, such as the charming cad and singer/songwriter/neighbor opposite Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in ""Adam's Rib"" (1949). He portrayed the child killer, originally played by Peter Lorre, in the remake of ""M"" (1951), a chance"
"Anastasia Ganias Anastasia Ganias is an American actress, best known for her role as Tracy Togs on HBO's ""True Blood"". Since 2008, Anastasia has been guest starring on shows such as ""Dexter, Parks and Recreation, Desperate Housewives, Party Down, "", and """". One of Ganias’ most notable roles to date was a guest starring role as Megan in the multi camera comedy, According to Jim. Directed by Penny Marshall, Anastasia worked alongside Garry Marshall and Jim Belushi. In film, she starred as Claire in the 2012 award-winning indie comedy ""Missed Connections,"" which premiered at the GenArt Film Festival. In 2012,"
"2004 and filed for divorce in February 2012, divorcing in 2013. She gave birth to their only child at age 27, a son named Roman Allen Pruett, on September 19, 2008. Abigail Spencer Abigail Leigh Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress. Spencer began her career playing Rebecca Tyree on the ABC daytime television soap opera ""All My Children"" (1999–2001), before going on to star in the Lifetime crime drama series ""Angela's Eyes"" (2006). She also had recurring roles on ""Mad Men"" (2009), ""Hawthorne"" (2010), and ""Suits"" (2011–2018). From 2013 to 2016, Spencer starred as Amantha Holden in"
"news from film director, Adam Shankman, that she had received the part. Relative unknowns Elijah Kelley and Taylor Parks were chosen through similar audition contests to portray siblings Seaweed and Little Inez Stubbs, respectively. John Travolta was finally cast as Edna, with Christopher Walken ultimately assuming the role of Wilbur. Several other stars, including Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Allison Janney were chosen for the other supporting adult roles of Motormouth Maybelle, Corny Collins, Velma Von Tussle, and Prudy Pingleton, respectively. Teen stars Amanda Bynes, and Zac Efron were cast as Tracy's friends Penny and Link, and Brittany"
"Anastasia was cast as Tracy Togs in the fifth season of ""True Blood"" as a recurring character. Anastasia Ganias Anastasia Ganias is an American actress, best known for her role as Tracy Togs on HBO's ""True Blood"". Since 2008, Anastasia has been guest starring on shows such as ""Dexter, Parks and Recreation, Desperate Housewives, Party Down, "", and """". One of Ganias’ most notable roles to date was a guest starring role as Megan in the multi camera comedy, According to Jim. Directed by Penny Marshall, Anastasia worked alongside Garry Marshall and Jim Belushi. In film, she starred as Claire"
"who reclaims her daughter and renames her Amy (Elle Mulvaney). Blanche is relieved when Tracy later admits Roy isn't the real father. When Tracy and Amy visit Peter (Chris Gascoyne) in Portsmouth, Blanche moves back in with Ken and Deirdre, renting (and later selling) the house to Danny Baldwin (Bradley Walsh). Struggling with a bad hip, Blanche considers using some of the money for a private hip replacement operation but later has the operation in Poland where it is cheaper. In 2007, Blanche supports Tracy when she is accused of murdering her lover Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward). When Tracy is"
"was already familiar with the script and stepped up for the fifth Tracy–Hepburn picture. Critics responded positively to the film and it performed well at the box-office. Tracy and Hepburn appeared onscreen together for a third consecutive year in the 1949 film ""Adam's Rib"". Like ""Woman of the Year"", it was a ""battle of the sexes"" comedy and was written specifically for the duo by their friends Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon. A story of married lawyers who oppose each other in court, Hepburn described it as ""perfect for [Tracy] and me"". Although her political views still prompted scattered picketing"
"Bobb'e J. Thompson Bobb'e Jacques Thompson (born February 28, 1996) is an American actor, rapper and comedian. He is known for playing Tracy Jr. on ""30 Rock""; his role as Stanley on ""That's So Raven""; playing Ronnie Shields in ""Role Models""; the role of Jimmy Mitchell on the short-lived NBC series ""The Tracy Morgan Show"", which lasted for one season from 2003–2004; his appearance in commercials for the PlayStation Portable; and for being the host of his own television series ""Bobb'e Says"", which aired on the Cartoon Network block CN Real, before choosing to opt out of a second season"
"of the Sheinhardt Wig Company which is NBC's fictitious parent company. Jack replaces Tracy with Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) because he realizes that even with the newfound inspiration from both Jack and Tracy, the team is still failing. The team begins to revolt when they find out that Tracy has been fired. To counter this, Jack forms a coalition with Tracy and they replace members of the team with Grizz and Dot Com (Grizz Chapman and Kevin Brown). Scenes for this episodes were primarily filmed on October 5, 2007 at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, Queens, New York. During"
"Steve Tracy Steve Tracy (October 3, 1952 – November 27, 1986) was an American film and television actor. Tracy is best known for his role on ""Little House on the Prairie"" as Percival Dalton. He was born as Steven Crumrine into an Irish-German family. He attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and the Theatre Department at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles, California, as well as the Harvey Lembeck Comedy Workshop. Tracy is best known for his recurring role as Percival Dalton in the television series ""Little House on the Prairie"" in the early 1980s. After the end"
"in ""The Desperate Hours"" in 1955, but neither would consent to second billing, so the role intended for Tracy went to Fredric March instead. Bogart is listed fourth after top-billed Tracy in ""Up the River"" but his role is equally as large. This is the only film Bogart made with director, John Ford. Nearly three decades later, Ford directed Tracy again in ""The Last Hurrah"" (1958). Up the River Up the River (1930) is an American pre-Code comedy film about escaped convicts. It was directed by John Ford and is notable for the feature film debuts of both Spencer Tracy"
"puts Adam as prime suspect. After an investigation into the worktops, Adam is arrested for attempted murder. During an interview with the police, it is revealed that Adam's fingerprints were found in the household on the night of the attack, and they find that his alibi with Rosie was a lie. However, the police want to question Amy over how she knew that Adam's fingerprints were on the worktop, but Tracy becomes on edge and asks them to leave. Tracy later goes to the abandoned gym on Victoria Street, where she comes face-to-face with her ex-fiancé, Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis)."
"1942. Together, they wrote the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn film comedies ""Adam's Rib"" (1949) and ""Pat and Mike"" (1952), as well as ""A Double Life"" (1947), starring Ronald Colman, all directed by George Cukor. In the 1950s through the 1980s, Kanin adapted several of his stories and plays for television, most notably ""Mr. Broadway"" (1964), and ""Moviola"" (1980). Kanin's best-selling novel ""Smash"" (1980), about the pre-Broadway tryout of a musical comedy, has recently been adapted into the television series ""Smash"". He was a colleague of Thornton Wilder, who mentored him, and an admirer of the work of Frank Capra. Kanin said"
"Sylvia Jefferies Sylvia Webster Jefferies (born August 14, 1969) is an American actress. Jefferies was born in Greenwood, South Carolina. She is the daughter of the late James Jefferies, a lawyer and former mayor of Greenwood, and Polly Jefferies, a retired emergency room registered nurse. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and in following years appeared in stage production and television commercials. Jefferies is known for her recurring role as Tracy on the HBO comedy series ""Eastbound & Down"" (2009-2010). In 2012, Jefferies was cast in recurring role in the ABC drama series ""Nashville"" created"
"of the series, Tracy maintained a friendship with his on-screen wife Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson). Arngrim and Tracy were very close while filming on the set. During the series, there were rumors that he and Arngrim were having a love affair, but Arngrim says that was untrue. Arngrim has also stated that she was the only one on the set who knew that Tracy was gay. He appeared in several films and other television programs from 1977 to 1986, including ""Quincy, M.E."", ""The Jeffersons"", and ""National Lampoon's Class Reunion"". Six months before his death, he performed in the theater piece"
"from prison on Christmas Day 2010. Despite knowing about Tracy's manipulative personality, Deirdre supports her but she finds Tracy in a pool of blood on New Year's Day, with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) - and the father of Tracy's daughter Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) - standing over her. When Tracy awakes from her coma, she claims that Steve's wife Becky (Katherine Kelly) is responsible for her injuries. When Ken doubts Tracy's word, Deirdre stands by her; Becky is arrested and questioned by the police. Tracy's lies are exposed again when Claire Peacock (Julia Haworth) admits she attacked Tracy because Tracy"
"Gertrude Fass; they have two children. Richard Fancy Richard Fancy (born August 2, 1943) is an American actor known for his long recurring role on ""Seinfeld"" as publisher Mr. Lippman, Elaine Benes' first major employer on the series. He appeared on the third and fourth seasons of ""It's Garry Shandling's Show"" as network boss Mr. Stravely. He also plays the Priest in the 1991 film ""What About Bob?"", and was Kevin Arnold's high school principal, Dr. Valenti, in the fourth and fifth seasons of ""The Wonder Years"". He also appeared in Oliver Stone's ""Nixon"" (1995) and ""Primal Force"" (1999). He"
"McGuire, Ginger Rogers, Ida Lupino, and Joan Crawford rejecting parts in the film, Wellman ended up casting good but lesser-known actors in some of the roles. Spencer Tracy was offered the role of Dan Roman but turned it down because, Wellman said, that Tracy found the script ""lousy"" while assistant director Andrew McLaglen claimed that Tracy's friends told the actor he was ""in for an ego-bruising ride"" which led Tracy to excuse himself from the film. Without Tracy, Jack Warner threatened to remove the Warner Bros. funding unless another prominent lead could be found. Wellman convinced producer John Wayne to"
"D-Nice; they divorced in 2010. Malinda Williams Malinda Williams (born September 24, 1970) is an American actress and producer. She began her career on television, before appearing in films ""A Thin Line Between Love and Hate"" (1996), ""High School High"" (1996), and ""The Wood"" (1999). From 2000 to 2004, Williams starred as Tracy ""Bird"" Van Adams in the Showtime drama series ""Soul Food"", for which she received three NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series nominations. After starring role in the short-lived NBC drama series ""Windfall"", Williams returned to film playing supporting roles in ""Idlewild"" (2006), ""Daddy's"
"is successful. At the same time, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) tells his boss, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), the negative impact fatherhood has had on his life. They both decide to get vasectomies from Dr. Leo Spaceman (Chris Parnell). While waiting, Jack discovers the respect Tracy's son, Tracy Jr. (Bobb'e J. Thompson), has for his father. After being put under, Tracy realizes his life is horrible because he does not have a daughter. Luckily, Jack is able to stop Dr. Spaceman before he conducts the procedure. Meanwhile, NBC page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) is put in charge of reducing ""TGS with"
"it to the wedding this time, having heard of their failed wedding in 1978. Like Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth) and Ena Sharples (Violet Carson) before him, Percy was disappointed by many of the ""doings"" of the younger generation. When Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten) was stabbed and killed outside a nightclub in 1989, Percy blamed it on ""Acid Drops"" (acid house), stating that in his day, ""people attending George Formby concerts hadn't come dashing out stabbing folk!"". Percy had unwanted female attention, thanks mainly to Phyllis Pearce and Maud Grimes (Elizabeth Bradley). Phyllis pursued him for most of the 1980s and"
"Dreams"" of the NBC series ""Riverboat"". Massey is remembered as Dr. Gillespie in the popular 1961-1966 NBC series ""Dr. Kildare"", with Richard Chamberlain in the title role. Massey and his son Daniel were cast as father and son in ""The Queen's Guards"" (1961). Massey was married three times. His high-profile estrangement and divorce from Adrianne Allen was the inspiration for Ruth Gordon's and Garson Kanin's script for the film ""Adam's Rib"" (1949), starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, and indeed Massey married the lawyer who represented him in court, Dorothy Whitney, while his then former wife, Allen, married the opposing"